From the ECS State Policy Database Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary

This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary CA Signed into law 09/2012 Postsec. Private Postsecondary Institutions A.B. 2296 From bill summary: Prohibits a private postsecondary institution from offering an associate, baccalaureate, or master's degree program witho... More... NY Signed into law 08/2012 Postsec. Licensure of Private Proprietary Schools A.B. 7859 Relates to the licensure of private proprietary schools; provides for increased competition among schools to improve the quality of training... More... OK Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Postsec. Debit and Charge Card Fees S.B. 1774 This bill amends state law to allow private educational institutions to charge a convenience fee for use of a debit or charge card. Such a f... More... CO Signed into law 05/2012 Postsec. Accreditation for Private Nonprofit and For-profit Institutions H.B. 1155 (sections 12 to 20) Details authority, responsibility of Commission on Higher Education to authorize, revoke right of private nonprofit or for-profit institutio... More... KY Signed into law 04/2012 Postsec. Regulation of For-Profit Postsecondary Educational Institutions H.B. 308 Repeals and reenacts KRS 165A.340 to abolish the Kentucky Board for Proprietary Education and create the Kentucky Commission on Proprietary ... More... IN Signed into law 03/2012 Postsec. Higher Education Commissions Governance Issues and Accreditation H.B. 1270 Abolishes the state student assistance commission (SSAC). Abolishes the commission on proprietary education (COPE). Requires the commissi... More... OR Signed into law 03/2012 Postsec. Higher Education Coordinating Commission S.B. 1538 Expands duties of Higher Education Coordinating Commission to include the development and recommendation of policies to ensure or improve ac... More... IL Signed into law 12/2011 Postsec. Private Business and Vocational Schools Act of 2012 S.B. 1795 Repeals the Private Business and Vocational Schools Act. Enacts the Private Business and Vocational Schools Act of 2012. Provides that certi... More... NY Signed into law 08/2011 Postsec. Tuition Reimbursement Account and Proprietary Vocatinoal School Supervision Account A.B. 7073 Extends to 2015 the effectiveness of provisions of chapter 434 of the laws of 1999, relating to the tuition reimbursement account and deposi... More... CA Signed into law 08/2011 Postsec. Private Postsecondary Education A.B. 1013 Provides that if the U.S. Department of Education does not have a relevant exam for an ability-to-benefit student (i.e., a student without a... More... CA Signed into law 07/2011 Postsec. Unaccredited Doctoral Degrees A.B. 611 From bill summary: Prohibits a private postsecondary institution from offering an unaccredited doctoral degree program without disclosing to... More... NC Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Community College Establishes the State Board of Proprietary Schools S.B. 685 Establishes the State Board of Proprietary Schools in the North Carolina Community Colleges System Office. Provides that the State Board of... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Online Information Regarding Certain Career Educational Entities H.B. 736 - Online Information Regarding Certain Career Educational Entities Directs the Texas Workforce Commission and the higher education coordinating board to jointly develop a comprehensive strategy to improve an... More... AL To governor 05/2011 Postsec. Oversight of For-Profit and Nonprofit Postsecondary Institutions H.B. 321 Relates to the regulation of certain schools and courses of instruction and exemptions from school licensing. Clarifies the definitions of f... More... MD Signed into law 05/2011 Postsec. Regulation of Public, Private Nonprofit, and For-Profit Institutions of Higher Education S.B. 695 From Department of Legislative Services Fiscal and Policy Note: Distinguishes between public, private nonprofit, and for-profit institutions... More... ID Signed into law 03/2011 Postsec. Proprietary Institutions H.B. 204 Adds to and amends existing law relating to postsecondary institutions and proprietary schools to revise provisions relating to registration... More... NC Signed into law 03/2011 Postsec. Amends Law Regulating Proprietary Schools S.B. 20 Amends the definition of "Proprietary school" to include an educational institution that meets all of the following conditions: 1. Is priva... More... UT Signed into law 03/2011 Postsec. Postsecondary Proprietary School Oversight S.B. 210 From bill summary: Modifies definitions. Modifies institutions that are exempt from the act. Provides for the division of consumer protectio... More... CA Signed into law 09/2010 Postsec. Repeal Date on California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 S.B. 294 Changes repeal date on the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 from January 1, 2016 to January 1, 2015. (Act provides for... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 Postsec. Determining Job Placement Rates for Graduates of For-Profit Programs A.B. 2393 From bill analysis: Requires institutions subject to the Private Postsecondary Education Act (Act) and the related oversight provided by the... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 Postsec. Proprietary Postsecondary Education A.B. 1889 From bill analysis: Prohibits an institution from offering an unaccredited doctoral degree program without disclosing to prospective student... More... IL Signed into law 08/2010 Postsec. Approval of Private Business and Vocational Schools H.B. 4984 Amends procedures for business and vocational schools seeking approval to operate in Illinois, or seeking approval to teach supplementary co... More... TX Adopted 05/2010 Postsec. Accreditation and Authorization of Colleges/Universities Other Than Public Institutions 19 TAC 7.3, 7.7, 7.11 Largely from Texas Register: Amends provisions relating to degree-granting colleges and universities that are not Texas public institutions... More... WI Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Community College S.B. 431 Prohibits a person that holds itself out to the public in any way as a legitimate institution of higher education from using the term "colle... More... MI Signed into law 01/2010 Postsec. Proprietary Schools S.B. 786 Provides for the accreditation, regulation and licensing of proprietary schools; authorizes a proprietary school to sell goods or services p... More... TX Adopted 11/2009 Postsec. Degree-Granting Colleges and Universities 19 TAC 1.7.7.1 -.13 Establishes new rules concerning degree-granting colleges and universities other than Texas public institutions. As stated in the August 7, ... More... OH Adopted 06/2009 Postsec. Community College Career Colleges and Schools OAC 3332-1-01, -02, -04.5, -11, -12.1, -14, -18 thru -22, -22.1 Amends rules regarding career colleges and schools. Replaces all references to the state board of "proprietary school registration" to state... More... IA Signed into law 03/2009 Postsec. Registration of Postsecondary Schools S.B. 270 Transfers the authority to register postsecondary schools from the Secretary of State to the College Student Aid Commission; adds "or other ... More... SD Signed into law 03/2009 Postsec. Nonaccredited postsecondary H.B. 1149 Allows a person or entity to offer postsecondary education credit while seeking accreditation from a recognized accrediting agency; relates ... More... ID Signed into law 02/2009 Postsec. Proprietary Oversight S.B. 1012 Relates to proprietary schools; revises provisions relating to annual registration fees; provides for issuance of certificates of identifica... More... LA Signed into law 07/2008 Postsec. Community College TOPS-Tech Award H.B. 1278 Amends provisions of law related to the Tuition Opportunity Program for Students Tech Award (TOPS-Tech Award). Effective with the 2009-2010 ... More... NH Signed into law 03/2008 Postsec. Community College Postsecondary Career Schools S.B. 173 Amends the procedures for regulation of private postsecondary career schools. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2008/SB0173.html... More... TX Adopted 01/2008 Postsec. Private and Out-of-State Public Postsecondary Educational Institutions Chapter 7, Subchapter A, Sections 7.1 - 7.24 Establishes new rules concerning Private and Out-of- State Public Postsecondary Educational Institutions Operating in Texas. Allows the Texa... More... TN Signed into law 06/2007 Postsec. Joint Study Committee for Proprietary Schools S.B. 1302 Concerns Education, Higher; creates joint study committee for proprietary schools; created a special joint legislative study committee to co... More... SC Signed into law 05/2007 Postsec. Nonpublic Post Secondary Institution License Act S.B. 321 Relates to the Nonpublic Post Secondary Institution License Act. Before an institution is licensed under this chapter, the commission may re... More... IN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Recodification of Higher Education Code S.B. 526 (omnibus) - Recodification of Higher Education Code Recodifies the law governing higher education. Changes references in provisions that cross reference to the law being recodified. Makes rela... More... WA Signed into law 04/2007 Community College Postsec. Private Vocational Schools S.B. 5402 It is clarified that private vocational schools must meet the minimum requirements to obtain and maintain an operating license. Private voca... More... NY Adopted 12/2006 Postsec. PROPRIETARY COLLEGE DEGREE-CONFERRING AUTHORITY Title 8 NYCRR Sections 3.46 and 3.58 Sets forth requirements that a for-profit institution must meet forRegents authorization to confer degrees and that a prospective owner of a... More... ID Temporary Rule Adoption - Concurrently Proposed 08/2006 Postsec. Registration of Postsecondary Institutions and Proprietary Schools IDAPA 08.01.11 Repeals existing section 08.01.11 in its entirety. Sets forth the registration requirements for postsecondary educational institutions that ... More... VA Signed into law 04/2006 Postsec. Community College Accreditation Status Disclosure H.B. 38 Requires that all out-of-state academic-vocational noncollege degree schools operating in good standing in the Commonwealth prior to July 1,... More... ID Signed into law 03/2006 Postsec. Community College Registering Nonpublic Postsecondary Institutions and Proprietary Schools H.B. 712 Rewrites provisions related to the state board's register of degree-granting postsecondary institutions. Clarifies that the state board mus... More... IN Signed into law 03/2006 Postsec. Postsecondary Proprietary Educational Institutions H.B. 1257 Establishes minimum standards for the owners and chief administrators of postsecondary proprietary educational institutions. Adds conditions... More... WY Signed into law 03/2006 Postsec. Private School Licensing S.B. 69 Relates to private school licensing; transfers duties from the state board to the department of education; requires registration of all accr... More... VA Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Postsec. Penalties for Violations H.B. 36 Authorizes the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to recover a civil penalty of at least $200 but not more than $1,000 per viola... More... DE Signed into law 07/2005 Postsec. Annual Approval Required H.B. 233 This Act requires a private business or trade school or their agent to have its certificate of approval renewed annually based upon the orig... More... CT Signed into law 06/2005 Postsec. Student Protection Account H.B. 6795 To potentially lessen the amount taken from the student protection account when a new school closes. Increases from $10,000 to $20,000 the a... More... TX Signed into law 06/2005 Postsec. Qualifications of Personnel at Career Schools H.B. 2333 Requires the owners or administrators and admissions personnel of private career schools and colleges to meet the minimum qualifications and... More... TX Signed into law 06/2005 Postsec. Community College Proprietary School Act H.B. 2806 From bill analysis: Modernizes the language and consumer protection intent of the Proprietary School Act, which has not been updated in 33 ... More... UT Signed into law 03/2005 Postsec. Community College Regulating Proprietary Postsecondary Schools S.B. 18 Prohibits a proprietary school from making or causing to be made any oral, written, or visual statement or representation that an institutio... More... VA Emergency Rule Adoption 11/2004 Postsec. Community College Nondegree Proprietary School Certification 8 VAC 40-30, 40-31-10 thru -320 Incorporates nondegree proprietary schools into SCHEV current policy of self-certification. VIRGINIA REG 565 (SN)... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 Postsec. Private Postsecondary Education Reform A.B. 711 Relates to the Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Reform Act of 1989. Defines nationally accredited institution to mean an insti... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 Postsec. Community College Private Postsecondary Education: Private Postsecondary S.B. 1544 Amends the Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Reform Act. Makes a technical revision to delete obsolete provisions of a predeces... More... KS Signed into law 05/2004 Postsec. Higher Education H.B. 2795 Provides procedures for a certificate of approval and the revocation therefor for private and out-of- state postsecondary educational instit... More... VT Signed into law 05/2004 Postsec. Certificate of Approval for New Postsecondary Schools H.B. 756 One provision of this bill requires a person intending to operate a postsecondary school, to apply for a certificate of approval from the st... More... AL Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Postsec. Community College Licensing Correspondence Schools H.B. 196 Relates to the licensing and regulating of certain schools offering courses of instruction; amends specify schools exemptions from licensing... More... WI Rule Adoption 04/2004 Postsec. For-Profit Postsecondary Schools/Out of State/Colleges EAB 3 and 4 Establishes rules relating to the regulation of for- profit postsecondary schools; out-of-state, non-profit colleges and universities; and i... More... VA Signed into law 04/2004 Postsec. Community College Institution of Higher Education S.B. 173 Regulation of certain private and out-of-state institutions of higher education. Revises the definition of "institution of higher education"... More... WY Signed into law 03/2004 Postsec. Private School Performance Bonding S.B. 15 Relates to private post secondary school licensing; modifies performance bonding amounts.... More... CA Signed into law 09/2003 Postsec. Private Postsecondary Institutions S.B. 967 Defines non-Western Association of Schools and Colleges regionally accredited institution under the Private Postsecondary and Vocational Edu... More... RI Became law without governor's signature 09/2003 Postsec. Private School Accreditation S.B. 867 Relates to private schools; requires all institutions of higher learning which are established, incorporated or doing business in this state... More... LA Signed into law 06/2003 Postsec. Internet Operated Schools Are Included Proprietary H.B. 456 Provides that schools which operate over the Internet are included in the definition of proprietary schools; increases membership of the adv... More... FL Signed into law 06/2003 Postsec. Better Learning and Education Grant Program S.B. 638 Creates Access to Better Learning & Education Grant Program; provides legislative findings regarding education provided by for-profit colle... More... NE Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Postsec. Postsecondary Student Fees L.B. 685 LB 685, as amended, includes provisions from LB's 264, 683 and 684 pertaining to teacher certification and private postsecondary career scho... More... KY Signed into law 03/2003 Postsec. Proprietary Education Board S.B. 179 Moves State Board for Proprietary Education to be attached to the Finance and Administration Cabinet, Department for Administration, Divisio... More... WY Signed into law 02/2003 Postsec. Private School Licensing S.B. 78 Imposes additional requirements upon degree granting post secondary education institutions as specified; increasing fees for such licensed i... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Purchasing of Materials for Private K-12 and Postsecondary Schools H.B. 779 Authorizes the Department of General Services to purchase materials, supplies and equipment on behalf of specified private elementary and se... More... SC Signed into law 05/2002 Postsec. Nonpublic Institutions H.B. 4818 Relates to definitions in regard to the South Carolina nonpublic post-secondary institution license act; relates to exclusions from the defi... More... UT Signed into law 03/2002 Postsec. Regulation of Proprietary Schools H.B. 111 Modifies provisions related postsecondary proprietary schools; transfers the responsibility for registering and regulation postsecondary pro... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 Postsec. Regulation of Private Institutions S.B. 627 Regulates private and out-of-state institutions of higher education.... More... OH Signed into law 11/2001 Postsec. Institution Regulation S.B. 116 Exempts from regulation by the State Board of Proprietary School Registration any accredited institution operated by a for-profit corporatio... More... IL Signed into law 05/2001 Postsec. Rules for Private Universities S.B. 317 Amends the Private Business and Vocational Schools Act; provides that an educational institution that on January 2, 2001 enrolls a majority ... More... TX Signed into law 05/2001 Postsec. Regulation of Proprietary Schools H.B. 1985 Prior to expiration of a certificate of approval, each proprietary school is required to forward to the Texas Workforce Commission an applic... More... NC Signed into law 05/2001 Postsec. Community College Education Cabinet Membership S.B. 735 Session Law Number 123. Modifies the membership of the education cabinet to include representatives of independent colleges and universitie... More... VT Signed into law 05/2001 Postsec. Institutional Approval S.B. 86 Increases the scope to include any institution that uses the words "college," "university" or "institute," which is intended to indicate tha... More... WV Signed into law 05/2001 Postsec. Providing Higher Education Adult Part-Time Student Grants H.B. 2897 Provides higher education adult part-time student grants to students enrolled in post-secondary certificate, industry recognized credential ... More... HI Signed into law 04/2001 Postsec. Advertising Unaccredited Higher Ed. Institutions H.B. 761 Exempts an accredited degree granting institution from the disclosure requirement under specified conditions. From the legislation: (B) WH... More... WA Signed into law 04/2001 Postsec. Private Vocational Schools H.B. 1313 Relates to liability and licensure of private vocational schools; provides responsibilities toward students enrolled in such schools; provid... More... ND Signed into law 03/2001 Postsec. Private Postsecondary Institutions H.B. 1068 Relates to the authorization and incorporation of private postsecondary educational institutions.... More... DE Signed into law 07/2000 P-12 Postsec. Approval of Private Trade/Business Schools S.B. 406 Amends a Section of law by confirming the corporations which may conduct private business or trade schools only with the approval of the Dep... More... OK Signed into law 06/2000 Postsec. Board for Private Vocational Schools S.B. 928 Sets budget limits for the Oklahoma Board for Private Vocational Schools (salary of director, number of staff, etc.) and requires evaluation... More... KY Signed into law 04/2000 Postsec. Defines College H.B. 44 Relates to the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority; expands the definition of college to include postsecondary educational instit... More... WY Signed into law 03/2000 Postsec. Private School Licensing S.B. 26 Relates to private school licensing; imposes additional licensing requirements upon post secondary education institutions subject to licensu... More... AZ Signed into law 03/2000 Postsec. Governance H.B. 2223 Relates to the Arizona State Board of Private Postsecondary Education. One component requires the board to 1) Administer the student tuitio... More...